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Wao, Lanao del Sur — In a coordinated crackdown against illegal drugs, law enforcement authorities successfully arrested two suspected drug personalities and seized illicit substances worth over Php210,800 during a…
Isabela City, Basilan — The death of a 27-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn child at the Basilan Medical Center (BMC) has ignited public outrage and renewed scrutiny over the…
PANAMAO, Sulu — A potentially deadly armed conflict between two groups in the municipality of Panamao, Sulu was successfully defused following swift and coordinated intervention by the local government and…
PAGAYAWAN, Lanao del Sur — An Army corporal was killed in a brazen daylight shooting after being riddled with at least 15 bullets by still unidentified gunmen along a roadside…
LIGAWASAN, Special Geographic Area (SGA), BARMM — A nearly seven-hour armed confrontation rooted in a long-running clan feud, locally known as rido, left one man dead and another wounded after…
SIBUTU PASSAGE, Tawi-Tawi — January 30, 2026 — In a tense race against time, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) successfully rescued more than 30 passengers and seven crew members after…
OMAR, Sulu — In a decisive step toward lasting peace and public safety, the Municipality of Omar was officially declared a Gun-Free Municipality and Peace-Centered Community on January 29, 2026,…
Bayang, Lanao del Sur — January 28, 2026 Several long-standing family feuds, locally known as rido, were peacefully resolved during a reconciliation activity held Wednesday at the Municipal Gymnasium of…
BASILAN — January 30, 2026 — The death toll from the sinking of M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 has climbed further after two additional cadavers were recovered at noon on Friday…
NORTHERN KABUNTALAN, Maguindanao del Norte — A payong-payong (motorized tricycle) driver was shot dead in broad daylight on Thursday, January 29, 2026, along a roadside leading to Barangay Damatog, once…